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Brunei Artiste To Perform At Inaugural Asia Music Festival
KUCHING (Sarawak, Malaysia), Oct 1 (Bernama) -- Brunei singer-songwriter
Fakhrul Razi will perform for the first edition of Asia Music Festival to be
held in Miri this Friday and Saturday.
The artiste, who was the only Bruneian who got into the final stage of the
World Championships of Performing Arts (WCOPA) in Hollywood, California earlier
this year, will also perform with a local band, Camouflage, from Miri, in East
Malaysia state of Sarawak.
"As an independent Brunei singer-songwriter, he began writing his own songs
when he was 14 and has performed in numerous shows and events in Brunei and
international arenas since 2004," said the statement issued by the Sarawak
Tourism Board (STB) here Monday.
Against his career in the music scene, Fakhrul Razi is also a television
host for the morning show Rampai Pagi at Radio Televisyen (RTB), a radio
announcer at Kristal FM, an independent radio station in Brunei and one of the
most sought emcees for important and exclusive event in Brunei.
He had impressed the judges and crowd at WCOPA in Hollywood as he won gold
medals in the rhythm and blues/jazz, original works and open vocal (Male)
categories besides winning two silver medals for the broadway and pop
categories.
Other than Fakhrul Razi, there will be seven other international bands
performing at Asia Music Festival, namely Bembol Rockers (Philippine), VSTAR
featuring Kamal Musallam (Korea), Anthony Dassan Yen Party Band (South India),
Orkes Soesah Tideor (Indonesia), Foxy Girls (Indonesia), Boy Thai Band
(Thailand) and Tritha (North India).
The Malaysian bands will include Melissa Francis, Starlet Band, The Mountain
Wind Band, Hevance Band and Sarawak's very own Bob from the reality-TV show
Akademi Fantasia.
Information and updates about the festival is available at
www.asiamusicfestival.net and www.facebook.com/SarawakTravel.
-- BERNAMA